Singapore legislation

Regulation 10

of Healthcare Services (Acute Hospital Service) Regulations 2023

Regulation 10

Recovery area

Subregulation 1

A licensee must ensure that there are adequate and proper facilities in every approved permanent premises to accommodate patients after undergoing any relevant procedure involving the administration of anaesthetics.

Subregulation 2

Without limiting paragraph (1), the licensee must ensure that —

(a)

there is a bed available for each patient who undergoes a relevant procedure, for the patient to rest and recover after the relevant procedure;

(b)

the approved permanent premises includes an area that is designated for the use of patients recovering after an operation;

(c)

there is sufficient resuscitative equipment in the area mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b); and

(d)

there is adequate space for the movement of personnel for the monitoring of patients and treatment of complications.